Coin holder



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E. SIDE. 'GOIN HGLDER.`

Not 463,256. Patented Nov. 17,1891.

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EDGAR SIDE, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO EDVIN'M.GOLDSMITH, OF SAME PLACE.

COIN-HOLDER.

SFECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 463,256, dated November17, 1891. Application iiled February 24,1891. Serial No. 382.38l. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDGAR SIDE, a citizen of the United States, residingat the city and county of Philadelphia,in the State of Penn- Sylvania,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coin-Holders, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, forming part hereof, in

ro which similar numerals ofreference desig- `nate like or equivalentparts wherever found throughout the several views.

My invention relates to that class of coinholders or money-boXes fromwhich the money is automatically removed when theholder or box is full.Y

In the drawings, Figure l represents a front elevation; Fig. 2, acentral vertical section when partially filled; Fig. 3, a centralvertical zo section after the same has been filled and partiallyemptied, and Fig. 4 a central vertical section of a modified form of theconstruction shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

Referring` to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates a tube of anypreferred material, havinga top 2 and bottom 3 formed integral therewithor firmly attached thereto in any desired manner. This tube 1 isprovided at the top thereof with a slot4 for the admission of the coins,and the top 2 of the sameis con caved or depressed inwardly inthe centerthereof, as shown, to a point belowthe bottom of the slot 4, for thepurpose of preventing the coins from being taken out through the slot 4after being once inserted, as here inafter more particularly described.lVithin the tube l is placed a spiral spring 5, provided at its upperend with a flat plate or follower 6, and this spring is of sufficientlength and tension to keep the said follower pressed against the top 2of tlietube l when the bank is empty. To the under side of the followerG is attached in any desired manner a downwardly-projecting rod or wirel7, provided at its lower end with a hook S. Vithin the tube l, near thebottom thereof and surrounding the spring 5, is also placed a sleeve orring 9 of barely sufficient exterior diameter to slide easily up anddown within the same, and this sleeve is attached to the spring 5 bymeans of a double-pronged rivet 10 or in any other desired manner atsuch a height thereon that this sleeve 9 will normally cover and close asecond slot 11 in the tube 1 near the bottom thereof. The bottom 3 hasformed therein a 55 hole l2 of sufficient size to allow of the passagetherethrough of thehook 8 on the rod '7, and in order to facilitate suchpassage this hole 12 is preferably provided with an inwardlyextendingflaring flange 13 of much 6o larger interior than exterior diameter; orwhen the bottom is of sufcient thickness the hole 12 therein may merelybe formed larger interiorly than exteriorly in the same manner. Theslots 4 and 11 are intended to 65 be of just such dimensions as to admitthe coin which the box is intended to hold. To illustrate, if the holderis intended for dimes these slots will be of just such size as to admita dime or silver ten-cent piece, and the 7o inside diameter of the tubel will also be substantially the same or slightly greater than that ofsaid coin. The holder isintended for coins of but one denomination only,and if it is required for nickels, quarters, half-dollars, or dollarsthe dimensions of the slots 4 and ll and tube 1 should correspond to thedimensions of such coin. It is evident, however, that coins thedimensions of which do not greatly differ-such as pennies, dimes, 8o andnickels-if the device is properly constructed, may be put into the sameholder. Extending down one side of the tube l is a line of small holes14 punched or drilled through the metal ofwhich the tube is made, 8 5through which the coins placed therein may be seen, and alongside ofthese holes .are placed numbers, as shown in Fig. 1, which constitute ascale by which the sum of the coins in the holder may be lascertained ata 9o glance. Hitherto in this class of banks it has been the custom tohave the tube provided with a longitudinal slot in the same position asthe line of holes shown in my improvement, through which projects apointer attached to the follower or through which the coins could beseen; but such slot has been found objectionable, inasmuch as when thesame was used the holder could be opened at any time by inserting somesharp-pointed inroo strument into the same and depressing the followeruntil the holder opened, and by the use of the small holes, as shown inmy device, it will be seen that this cannot be done, and that the holderis therefore one which it is almost utterly impossible to open until therequisite number of coins have been placed therein.

The operation of my improved coin-holder is as follows: The holder beingempty and the follower 6 at the top thereof, coins are inserted one byone through the slot 4, and by reason of the center of the concave top 2being below the bottom of this slot 4, as soon as fthe outer edges ofthe coins pass beyond the lower edge of the slot the pressure of thespring against the follower forces them into a level position againstthe point of the concavity in the top, and thus brings the outer edge ofthe coin below the bottom of the slot in such manner that it isimpossible to take the coins out of the holder through this slot 4,while at the same time a space is left,as shown', above the outer edgevof the coin and the top of the slot for the insertion of the succeedingcoin. Coins being thus inserted one by one, the follower 6 and sleeve 9are gradually depressed until the hook S on the rod 7 passes through thehole 12 in the bottom 3, and, springing back as soon as the point of thehook has passed through such hole, catches upon the side thereof, asshown in Fig. 3, in such manner as to lock and secure the follower`frombeing-forced to the top of the tube 1 by the spring 5 `until the hookhas been released from its engagement with the bottom 3. The follower 6as it descends carries with it the sleeve 9, until when the hook 8 atlast catches on the sideV of the vhole 12 the top of the follower itselfis below the slot 11, as shown in Fig. 3, and the same is consequentlyuncovered, and the coins can easily be shaken out through said slot 11,as shown in Fig. 3, until the holder is emptied, after which, the hook Sbeing released, the spring 5 will force the follower 6 to the top of thetube 1 and the sleeve 9 upward therein sufficiently to cover the slot11, when the holder will again be ready for the insertion of coins, ashereinbefore described, and this operation may be repeated indefinitely.

The modifiedform of construction shown in Fig. 4 only differs from thatshown in Figs. 1 and 3 in providing the sleeve 9 with acover 14,provided with a hole 15 for the passage of the hooked rod 7, and individing the spring 5 into two parts, one above and one below the sleeve9, and the operation of-this modified form of myinvention is similar tothat of the form shown in Figs. 1 and 8, and hereinbefore particularlydescribed, as when coins are inserted through the slot 4 the follower 6is forced down, carrying with it the hooked rod 7 until the same passesthrough the hole 15 in the top 14 of the sleeve 9, and also through thehole 12 in the bottom 3, and the hook S thereon catches upon the side ofsuch hole 12 and holds the follower 12 and sleeve 9 depressed, so as touncover the slot 11 in the same manner as described with relation toFigs. 1, 2, and 3, and it is evident that many modifications in theconstruction, combination, and arrangement of the parts of my improvedcoin-holder other than those described herein may be made withoutdeparting from the scope of my invention.

Having now fully described my invention, its construction and operation,what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a coin-holder, the combination, with a tube closed at the top andbottom and provided with a slot near one end for the insertion andone-near the other for the delivery of coins, of 'a springlocatedtherein` afollower carried by the spring and adapted to be depressed bythe insertion of coins, a sleeve normally covering the delivery-slot,but adapted to be forced down by the followerso as to uncover the same,and mechanism whereby the follower is. automaticallylocked and held in adepressed position by the insertion of the last coin when the holder isfull, substantially as shown and described.

2. In acoin-holder, the combination, with a tube closed at the topandbottom and provided with a slot near one end forthefinsertion and onenear the other for the delivery of coins, of a spring located'therein, afollower carried thereby and adapted to be depressed by the insertion ofcoins, and mechanism whereby the follower will be locked in a depressedposition below the delivery-slot by the insertion of the last coin whenthe holder is full, substantially as shown and described.

3. n a coin-holder, the combination, with a tube closed at the top andbottom and provided with a slot near the top for'the insertion and onenear the bottom for the delivery of coins, the bottom being providedwith a hole, as 12', of a spring located within the tube, a followercarried -by the spring `and adapted to be depressed by the insertion ofcoins, and a hooked rod, as 7, secured to the follower and adapted topass through the hole 12 in the bottom and lock the rsarne lina.depressed position upon theinsertion of thelast coin when the holder isfull, substantially as shown and described.

4. In a coin-holder, the combination, with a'tube closed at the top andbottom and provided with a slot near the top for the insertion and onenear the bottom for the delivery of coins, the vbottom being alsoprovided with a hole, as 12, of a spring located in the tube, a followerprovided with a hooked rod, as 7, which is adapted to pass through thehole 12, and a sleeve, as 9, normally covering the delivery-slot, butadapted to be forced down by the follower so as to uncover the same, thearrangement being such that the follower .will be forced below thedelivery-slot and locked in that position by the catching of the hook 8upon the sides of the hole l2 upon the insertion of the last coin whenthe holder is full, substantially as shown and described.

5. YIn a coin-holder, the combination, with IOC a tube having a slotnear one end for the insertion and one near the other for the deliveryof coins, of a concave top, as 2, a bottom, as 3, a spiral springlocated Within the tube, a follower carried by the spring', andmechanism whereby the follower Will be locked in a depressed positionbelow the delivery-slot by the insertion of the last coin when theholder is full, substantially as shown and deupon the insertion of thelast coin when the holder is full, substantially as shown and described.

7. A coin-holder consisting of atube closed at `both ends, having a slotnear one end for the insertion of coins and a slot or opening in theside near the other for the delivery thereof, a spring-supportedfolloweradapted to be depressed by the insertion of the coins,

and means fordischarging the coins through the delivery-s1ot When apredetermined number have been inserted, substantially as shown anddescribed.

Signed at the city and county of Philadelphia, in the State ofPennsylvania, this 20th day of February, A. D. 1891.

EDGAR SIDE. Witnesses:

J. POWELL ATKINSON, EMILE REIZENSTEIN.

